Hoya Sarawak is a wax plant primarily found in Southeast Asia’s tropical forests. This plant is a sight to behold and has been prized by collectors and greenthumbs for decades. It has long, trailing stems with hundreds of small, star-shaped flowers. The flowers come in shades of pink or cream, with an exquisite fragrance lingering…
If you’re a plant enthusiast looking for a unique and rare addition to your collection, look no further than Schismatoglottis Wallichii. This tropical plant is known for its striking foliage, which features vibrant green leaves with bold white veins. While it may be a bit more challenging to care for than some other houseplants, with…
If you’re a gardener, you’ve likely come across both lamb’s ear and mullein. These two plants have some similarities, but they’re also quite different. Knowing the differences between the two can help you decide which one is best for your garden. In this article, we will dig into details between lamb’s Ear and Mullein to…
This horrific-looking fungus may give you a fright if you chance upon it while foraging or hiking on your day off. But don’t worry, the dead man’s finger isn’t a zombie or corpse trying to get itself out of the ground—it’s just a really weirdly shaped freak of nature! The dead man’s fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)…
Despite having the moniker, pregnant onions—otherwise known as false sea onions or German onions—aren’t even alliums. They’re neither related to onion nor garlic. Rather, this interesting bulbous plant is more closely related to asparagus and hyacinth! A pregnant onion is a perennial bulb that has long strap-like green leaves developing in a rosette arrangement. Each…
In the past, the first two things that always come to mind when I hear the words pine cone are air fresheners and Christmas trees. Nowadays, however, my brain instantly conjures up the mouth-watering image of pine cone jam on buttered toast! Pine cone jam is an Eastern European delicacy mainly made in Georgia and…